Yesterday my American friend asked me how long I had been learning English. I said I had been learning English since middle school. He was surprised. And he said, ¡°Why do you learn English?¡± When we travel to foreign countries, have a conversation with foreigners, and read English books, we need English. I am good at reading and writing in English, but I have no confidence in talking with foreigners. I have to start to practice speaking.

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Yesterday my American friend asked me how long I had been studying English. I said I have been studying English since middle school. He was surprised. And he asked, "Why do you want to learn English?" I answered, "When we travel to foreign countries, have a conversation with foreigners, and read English books, we need English. I am good at reading and writing in English, but I have no confidence in talking to English-speaking foreigners. I need to practice speaking it."

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Disgusting. ^

Yesterday, my American friend asked me how long I had been learning English. I replied that I had been learning English since middle school. He was surprised and asked, "Why do you learn English?" We need English when we travel to foreign countries, have conversations with foreigners, and read English books. Although I am good at reading and writing in English, I lack confidence when it comes to speaking with foreigners. I realize that I need to start practicing speaking.